Monthly Archives: July 2014

Firefighter Michael Mullan

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Firefighter Mike Mullan of Ladder 12 was also a Captain in the Army Reserve and an R.N. who worked in the ER at Mercy Hospital, with longer term plans to become a nurse practitioner. “He played the piano like Jerry … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Angel Juarbe, Jr.

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Angel Juarbe, Jr. had already been chosen to be one of 12 firemen in the “Firehouse Hunks 2002” calendar. Just one week before 9/11 he won $250k and a Jeep in a Fox reality show called “Murder in Small Town … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Robert Spear, Jr.

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

“If you don’t hear from me by 10:30, cancel my haircut appointment,” are the last words firefighter Robert Spear, Jr. said to his wife. She cancelled the appointment at 10:28 after both towers fell. He rode to the towers knowing … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Dana Hannon

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Engine 26 is the oldest active fire house in NYC, located at 220 W. 37th. Established in 1865, it took over Valley Forge Engine 46 when the state abolished volunteer fire departments with the creation of the Metropolitan Fire Department, … Continue reading →

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Capt. Thomas Farino

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

37-year-old Captain Thomas Farino of Engine 26 was the youngest of six sons of a police officer. Posthumously promoted to Battalion Chief after 9/11, his wife said, “He was the most content person I ever met.” Through a 20-year marriage … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Stephen Belson

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Made an honorary Irishman by the Consulate General of Ireland, Stephen Belson, 51, spent 23 years in the FDNY, most of them at Ladder 24. Nicknamed “Mr. Ladder 24,” he could back a fire engine into the station in five … Continue reading →

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Capt. Daniel Brethel

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Daniel Brethel was Captain of Ladder 24 never wanted to be anything but a firefighter. He had already had some close calls in his career, once getting his own neck and ears burned while holding his helmet over an injured … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Michael Weinberg

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Firefighter Michael Weinberg of Engine 1 was off-duty waiting for his tee time in Forest Park, Queens, when he saw that the first plane hit. He raced to his firehouse in time to travel down with Capt. Daniel Brethel and … Continue reading →

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Lt. Andrew Desperito

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Lt. Andrew Desperito of Engine 1 was a policeman for three years before joining the FDNY. He was also a firefighter at the Hagerman Volunteer Fire Department on Long Island where he lived with his wife and three kids. As … Continue reading →

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